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Postby TRAGChick » Sun Dec 21, 2008 3:49 am

Some really cool pics I received in email yesterday.

Amazing Striped Icebergs

Icebergs in the Antarctic area sometimes have stripes, formed by
layers of snow that react to different conditions.

Blue stripes are often created when a crevice in the ice sheet
fills up with meltwater and freezes so quickly that no bubbles form.

When an iceberg falls into the sea, a layer of salty seawater can
freeze to the underside. If this is rich in algae, it can form a
green stripe.

Brown, black and yellow lines are caused by sediment, picked up
when the ice sheet grinds downhill towards the sea.


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... Is this amazing??

Antarctica Frozen Wave Pics - Nature is amazing!

The water froze the instant the wave broke through the
ice. That's what it is like in Antarctica where it is the
coldest weather in decades. Water freezes the instant
it comes in contact with the air. The temperature of the
water is already some degrees below freezing.

Just look at how the wave froze in mid-air!!!


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Postby bluejeangirl76 » Sun Dec 21, 2008 3:52 am

Omg, those pictures are wild! I love the frozen wave. :D
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Postby Ratgirl » Sun Dec 21, 2008 3:55 am

Wow.. very cool! Thanks for posting! 8)
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Postby Blueskies » Sun Dec 21, 2008 4:22 am

BEAUTIFUL! Thanks, Nora! :)
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Postby YoungJRNY » Sun Dec 21, 2008 4:33 am

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Holy shit! That last one looks like Superman's Fortress of Solitude..

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Postby perrylover52 » Sun Dec 21, 2008 5:00 am

Thanks Nora, love all the pictures. Nature is a wonderful isn't it?
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Postby strangegrey » Sun Dec 21, 2008 5:05 am

Some of those shots look like toothpaste!
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Postby Rick » Sun Dec 21, 2008 5:13 am

Nora's snowed in and bored. :lol:

Great pictures, thanks. ;)
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Postby TRAGChick » Sun Dec 21, 2008 6:15 am

Rick wrote:Nora's snowed in and bored. :lol:


....that obvious, huh....? :oops: :oops:

Great pictures, thanks. ;)


You're most welcome....and thank YOU for my new av! Love it! :mrgreen:
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